The multifunctional platform is an energy infrastructure in the village that is designed to be a substitute for the human driving force and provide affordable energy services.

In its basic form, it works with a diesel engine to mill grain, crush and press shea, husk rice, charge batteries, supply a welding station, etc.

In a more elaborate form, it can supply a mini electric or mini water network. The hybrid platform works with diesel and vegetable oil, in particular jatropha. Using renewable energy today is tested in Burkina Faso with an alternative fuel like jatropha.

This project consists of developing the use of vegetable oils in multifunctional platforms in order to considerably reduce production cost and increase revenue-generating activities linked to the platform.

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Multifunctional platforms already exist, but the hybrid version is an innovation that allows for the use of diesel and jatropha oil. The goal is to make a gradual transition towards the exclusive use of vegetable oils and increase profitability for the companies linked to the platform.

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Multifunctional platforms already exist, but the hybrid version is an innovation that allows for the use of diesel and jatropha oil. The goal is to make a gradual transition towards the exclusive use of vegetable oils and increase profitability for the companies linked to the platform.

The emergence of multifunctional platforms is a reality in the socio-economic environment of several Burkina Faso regions. However, with the use of diesel, the efficiency of various units linked to the platforms still remains mixed with the increasing cost of diesel. Producing jatropha responds to a double objective: restoring degraded soils and supplying biofuel. Using jatropha oil will considerably reduce the cost of production.